State Legislature Works To Ensure a Fair Workweek For Maine Workers
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- Feb 23, 2022
Massachusetts Provides a Roadmap for Paid Family and Medical Leave in Maine
The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston has released a case study that presents an...
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- Dec 6, 2021
What Makes a Strong Paid Family and Medical Leave Policy?
The Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave is in the midst of crafting its recommendations for Maine’s statewide Paid Family and...
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- Nov 30, 2021
Bates College Staff and Faculty Deserve a Union
Among the many fragile systems exposed by the pandemic was a lack of job security for scores of American workers. In higher education...
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- Nov 11, 2021
How Can We Support Maine’s Veterans?
Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor the brave people who have served our country. Our veterans gave all of themselves for us, but...
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- Nov 2, 2021
The Chamber of Commerce Does Not Speak for Maine Workers
The Chamber of Commerce is a well-known presence in any community. For owners of businesses large and small, it represents an opportunity...
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- Sep 7, 2021
How should Maine structure Paid Family and Medical Leave?
Governor Mills and state legislators this session moved to establish a commission to develop a statewide paid family and medical leave...
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- Aug 26, 2021
Holding Our Elected Officials Accountable
The 2021 Legislative session was a great success for Maine’s working families. Our leaders in Augusta tackled plans to boost our public...
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- May 7, 2021
Senate President Troy Jackson leads charge for “Buy American, Build Maine” legislation
Senate President Troy Jackson and a coalition of small Maine business owners yesterday announced LD 1411, "An Act To Establish the Maine...
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- Mar 10, 2020
New radio ads urge Maine legislators to support guaranteed overtime protections for Maine workers
Too many Mainers are working longer harder hours without compensation. That’s not fair. Legislators can help fix the problem by creating...
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- Feb 6, 2020
Maine AG, Human Rights Commission say labor violations being kept out of court
Mainers are being required to give up their right to sue their employers in the event of wrongdoing and instead having to agree to forced...
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- Feb 5, 2020
Newly proposed bill would disallow employers to have workers sign away rights
More than 250 companies who do business in Maine have their employees sign away their rights to sue. Mainers who face harassment and...
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- Jan 17, 2020
Mainers are overworked and underpaid. It's time to do something about it.
We traveled across the state to talk with folks about what guaranteed overtime benefits would mean to them. Their message to our...
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- Jan 8, 2020
We need to protect whistleblowers in Maine
In Maine, far too many labor violations go unreported. Maine workers deserve recourse against these violations, but until our leaders in...
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